The Congers Crash Fifty Years Later

The Congers Crash Fifty Years Later

By Supervisor George Hoehmann Friday, March 24, 1972, started off as another typical early spring day in Clarkstown. It was just a week before Easter and the high school winter hockey season had just ended the day before with spring sports about to start. Temperatures in Congers that morning were in the low forties, it […]

VILLAGE OF SLOATSBURG CHANGES PLANS

VILLAGE OF SLOATSBURG CHANGES PLANS

By Kathy Kahn The Village of Sloatsburg is getting ready to celebrate its 90th anniversary, but a few changes have been made to its original plans. Mayor Carl Wright said the village will not sponsor a community picnic on July 4th—rather, it will host a fireworks show on October 5, which will follow the 90th […]

90th Birthday Bash in the Works for Sloatsburg

90th Birthday Bash in the Works for Sloatsburg

By Kathy Kahn The village of Sloatsburg (named for the Sloat family), is already preparing for its 90th birthday in 2019. “It takes a year to plan something like this,” said Mayor Carl Wright. “And we want it to be a great success.” Sloatsburg is currently undergoing a metamorphosis thanks to entrepreneur Michael Bruno, owner […]

Spring Valley Library Celebrates 100th

Spring Valley Library Celebrates 100th

The Finkelstein Memorial Library in Spring Valley is celebrating its 100th anniversary onSunday, April 23 by re-creating the day it was first opened. There will be a ribbon-cutting with decorations, music (performed by the Spring Valley Marching band along with other guitarists and drummers), refreshments and Boy and Girl Scouts presenting the American Flag. The […]